One person is presumed dead and a woman was hospitalized late Saturday after they were swept into Lake Michigan off the Oak Street Beach, according to officials.
Fire and police crews responded to the report of a man in the water about 9:35 p.m. in Lake Michigan near the intersection of Lake Shore Drive and East Oak Street, according to police News Affairs Office Amina Greer.
The man's family said he was swept into the lake by high waves.
A woman was pulled from the water and taken in good condition to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, according to Fire Media Affairs spokesman Will Knight.
Emergency personnel suspended the search Saturday night, but resumed it around 7 a.m. Sunday. The search is being categorized as a recovery effort.
Fire and Chicago Police Marine Unit divers are on the scene, Greer said. A CPD helicopter is also being used in the rescue efforts.
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